Amanda Peterson

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Amanda Peterson

Born Amanda Peterson
July 8, 1971 (1971-07-08) (age 36)
Greeley, Colorado, U.S.A.
Other name(s) Mandy Peterson

Amanda Peterson (born July 8, 1971) is an American actress. Peterson gained fame during the late 1980s when she portrayed Cindy Mancini, a Tucson, Arizona high-school student, in the movie Can't Buy Me Love.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

Prior to the success of Can't Buy Me Love, Peterson made TV appearances in Father Murphy and Silver Spoons. She had a small role in the 1982 movie version of Annie before getting a starring role in the 1985 film Explorers. In the 1983-1984 season, she appeared as Squirt Sawyer on NBC's short-lived Boone starring Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin.

In 1987, she portrayed Sunny, the granddaughter of patriarch Joe Gardner (Richard Kiley) in the series A Year in the Life. Later that year, she and co-star Patrick Dempsey obtained teen idol status after the release of Can't Buy Me Love. Peterson and Dempsey subsequently appeared on covers of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat, Teen Beat and many others for a considerable amount of time.

Peterson went on to make other movies, none of which have achieved the box-office success of Can't Buy Me Love. Peterson left acting after her last screen appearance in the 1995 film, Windrunner.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television

  • Father Murphy (1 episode, 1982)
  • Silver Spoons (1 episode, 1982)
  • Boone (1 episode, 1983)
  • Best Kept Secrets (1984)
  • And the Children Shall Lead (1985)
  • Carly Mills (1986)
  • A Year in the Life (Miniseries, 1986)
  • A Year in the Life (Unknown episodes, 1987)
  • Love and Betrayal (1989)
  • Doogie Howser, M.D. (1 episode, 1990)
  • Fatal Charm (1990)
  • Hell Hath No Fury (1991)
  • I Posed for Playboy (1991)

[edit] Awards and nominations

Young Artist Award

  • Won: Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series, A Year in the Life (1988)
  • Nominated: Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy, Can't Buy Me Love (1988)
  • Nominated:Best Starring Performance by a Young Actress - Motion Picture, Explorers (1986)
  • Nominated: Best Young Supporting Actress in a Daytime or Nighttime Drama, Boone (1985)
  • Nominated: Best Young Actress in a New Television Series, Boone (1984)

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NAME Peterson, Amanda
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peterson, Mandy
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Greeley, Colorado, U.S.A.
DATE OF DEATH
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